A long time ago playing cards was controversial, and not only when money was involved. There has been countless of music related controversies, like new instruments, backwards rock, anything that was "new" has been more or less controversial.

The potato was "not pure", because everything that grew above the soil originated from God, everything that grew under the soil had to originate from Satan.

Mankind is making progress but it's slow going.... There's still these trolls, like Jack Thompson and other fanatics.